The pre-master consists of two modules of 15 ECTS and gives direct admission to the following master's programmes at Maastricht University or Tilburg University.

Maastricht University:

• Master Business Intelligence and Smart Services
• Master Global Supply Chain Management and Change
• Master International Business, Specialisatie: Accounting & Control
• Master International Business, Specialisatie: Information Management and Business Intelligence
• Master International Business, Specialisatie Marketing-Finance
• Master International Business, Specialisatie: Organisation Management, Change and Consultancy
• Master International Business, Specialisatie: Strategic Corporate Finance
• Master International Business, Specialisatie: Strategic Marketing
• Master International Business, Specialisatie: Strategy and Innovation
• Master International Business, Specialisatie: Supply Chain Management
• Master International Business, Specialisatie: Sustainable Finance
• Master International Business, Specialisatie: Accounting and Business Information Technology
• Master International Business, Specialisatie: Managerial Decision – Making and Control
• Master International Business, Specialisatie: Entrepreneurship and Business Development
• MSc Digital Business and Economics
• MSc Sustainability Science, Policy and Society
• Master Learning and Development in Organisations
• Master Public Policy and Human Development

Tilburg University:

• Marketing Management: If you have chosen the Marketing elective in Part 2 of the PreMaster
• Marketing Analytics: If you have chosen the Marketing elective in Part 2 of the PreMaster
• Accountancy & Control: If you have chosen the Finance and Accounting elective in Part 2 of the PreMaster
• Information Management: If you have chosen the Strategy and Organization elective in Part 2 of the PreMaster
• International Management: If you have chosen the Strategy and Organization elective in Part 2 of the PreMaster

Part I (15 ECTS) includes the following topics:

Statistics I (4 ECTS)

• To gain clear understanding of the way of thinking of statistical inference.
• To get acquainted with a large variety of statistical techniques
• To be able to utilize the technique on statistical problems with the help of the computer package  SPSS

Research Methods (5 ECTS)

• Develop knowledge and skills to be able to carry out scientific research. Develop knowledge and skills to read research reports with healthy skepticism.

Academic Skills (6 ECTS)

• To make a contribution to the development of an academic attitude of students. Students will learn how they can find, can judge and can use articles from relevant academic journals.

To close the gap regarding knowledge about research and attitude towards performing and participating at a research project between the HBO, being practical research, and the university, being academic research

Specific prior knowledge required: completed first year, good academic results and the necessary prior knowledge of statistics, command of the English language

Selection is based (primarily through self-selection) on a set of six central entrance tests covering statistics, research techniques theory, English and motivation.

Target groups: Marketing Management, Finance and Control, Facility Management, Hotel Management, International Business, European Studies, International Communication and Languages, Translation and Interpreting, Business Studies, Industrial Engineering and Management, Information Management

To be announced. 

Academic Skills: weekly sessions of approximately 90 minutes are student-led in English. Students are expected to prepare tutorial materials before class, and may need extra time for self-study and peer review outside of class.

Business Statistics: weekly sessions starting with a lecture of approximately 120 minutes and afterwards practical statistics meeting using SPSS and Excel.

Business Research Methods: students’ lead lecturers.

Attendance, including participation, is taken into account in the assessment.

Contact hours: spread throughout the week during the day.

Statistics I, 4 ECTS: theory test, practical test and participation

Academic Skills, 6 ECTS: participation, oral skills and written test

Business Research Methods, 5 ECTS: theory test, research proposal and participation

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